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Distant islands

Canada, 1981
film

As in her previous film, the award-winning The Hometown, the filmmaker has used applique and embroidered tapestries to animate a story from her childhood. Dis..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

The Hometown

Canada, 1979
Similarity: 78%

The Islanders

Australia, 1968
Similarity: 71%

Islands under the wind: Tahiti

United States, 1958
Similarity: 71%

Island of dreams: a fable for our time

United States, 1971
Similarity: 71%

The island

Australia, 2006
Similarity: 71%

Fabrications

Australia, 1974
Similarity: 70%

The Other Face of the Island

Australia, 1970
Similarity: 70%

St Kilda: the lonely islands

United Kingdom, 1968
Similarity: 70%

The Family that dwelt apart

Canada, 1973
Similarity: 70%

Island fuse

Australia, 1971
Similarity: 70%

Unknown Island

Australia, 2004
Similarity: 70%

My island home

Canada, 1961
Similarity: 70%

Highland winter

Australia, 1983
Similarity: 70%

Seabound

Australia, 1997
Similarity: 70%

The Little island

United Kingdom, 1958
Similarity: 70%

The Big island [Cinemascope print]

Australia, 1970
Similarity: 70%

The Big island

Australia, 1970
Similarity: 70%

Home, the old place, Little Dunmore

Australia, MAY 2007
Similarity: 69%
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